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Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Freeman Grove Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Adams

Tract 25003935300 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 3,856 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.6/10 for census tract 25003935300 reflects conditions in Freeman Grove Historic District in North Adams, Massachusetts. On the national scale it ranks #9,449 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $820 monthly, set against $47,896 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 23% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,765
Renter share46.9%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate19.3%
Median income$47,896

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Freeman Grove Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In North Adams
Elevated
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 40 tracts In Berkshire County
High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#239 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Adams and the region

Centroid at 42.7053, -73.1185 · click any tract to drill in

Why Freeman Grove Historic District scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Adams
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
19.3% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$820 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Adams
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Adams
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Adams
8.0

How Freeman Grove Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Freeman Grove Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 935300North Adams: 6.16.1North Adamsparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 292Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 863.47%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.3%Peak (2015)
  • 15Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2007 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 250039353002007: 21 filings (2,127.42/100 renter HHs)2008: 35 filings (3,545.70/100 renter HHs)2009: 29 filings (2,937.87/100 renter HHs)2010: 23 filings (2.75/100 renter HHs)2011: 27 filings (3.04/100 renter HHs)2012: 37 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2013: 37 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2014: 30 filings (3.38/100 renter HHs)2015: 38 filings (4.28/100 renter HHs)2016: 15 filings (1.93/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Freeman Grove Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Freeman Grove Historic District

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from North Adams, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berkshire County average of 5.8 and above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 25003935300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003935300?

Census tract 25003935300 in the Freeman Grove Historic District neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 25003935300?

Median gross rent is $820/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25003935300?

19.3% of residents in tract 25003935300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,856.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25003935300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 59th, minority 21th, housing 57th.
Q5

Is tract 25003935300 considered part of Freeman Grove Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25003935300 fall within Freeman Grove Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003935300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 292 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003935300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 863.47% of renter households, peaking at 4.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25003935300 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25003935300 compare to North Adams overall?

Tract 25003935300 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of North Adams at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Adams; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Adams

Top eight tracts in North Adams ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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